San Diego just got a massive boost with the opening of the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center the largest hotel debut in California in over three decades! Located on the Chula Vista bayfront, this 1,600-room mega-resort made up the bulk of hotel openings statewide in 2025. While it’s a major win for local tourism, it also masks a broader trend: hotel construction is slowing dramatically across California.
With high construction costs, rising interest rates, and economic uncertainties, developers are opting to buy existing properties rather than build new ones. Even in hotel-hungry San Diego, planned projects are stalling or being shelved altogether. Is this just a temporary pause or a long-term shift?
Would you stay at the Gaylord Pacific? And do you think SoCal still needs more hotel development?
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